CVE-2014-8098

The GLX extension in XFree86 4.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) __glXDisp_Render, (2) __glXDisp_RenderLarge, (3) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivate, (4) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivateWithReply, (5) set_client_info, (6) __glXDispSwap_SetClientInfoARB, (7) DoSwapInterval, (8) DoGetProgramString, (9) DoGetString, (10) __glXDispSwap_RenderMode, (11) __glXDisp_GetCompressedTexImage, (12) __glXDispSwap_GetCompressedTexImage, (13) __glXDisp_FeedbackBuffer, (14) __glXDispSwap_FeedbackBuffer, (15) __glXDisp_SelectBuffer, (16) __glXDispSwap_SelectBuffer, (17) __glXDisp_Flush, (18) __glXDispSwap_Flush, (19) __glXDisp_Finish, (20) __glXDispSwap_Finish, (21) __glXDisp_ReadPixels, (22) __glXDispSwap_ReadPixels, (23) __glXDisp_GetTexImage, (24) __glXDispSwap_GetTexImage, (25) __glXDisp_GetPolygonStipple, (26) __glXDispSwap_GetPolygonStipple, (27) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilter, (28) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilterEXT, (29) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilter, (30) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilterEXT, (31) __glXDisp_GetHistogram, (32) __glXDisp_GetHistogramEXT, (33) __glXDisp_GetMinmax, (34) __glXDisp_GetMinmaxEXT, (35) __glXDisp_GetColorTable, (36) __glXDisp_GetColorTableSGI, (37) GetSeparableFilter, (38) GetConvolutionFilter, (39) GetHistogram, (40) GetMinmax, or (41) GetColorTable function.

Published: 2014-12-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8098 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.19%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8098

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.01% 5.19% +4.18%
2 2025-04-08 0.84% 1.01% +0.17%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8098

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8098

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8098

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-8098 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8098
gentoo high CVE-2014-8098: 1 GLSA(s) (201504-06), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8098
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8098
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8098 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331, nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates, xorg-server, xorg-server-lts-trusty), 30 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 21, DNE 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x_server <= 1.16.2.99.901 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org xfree86 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8098

URL Tags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html Third Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71606 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 Third Party Advisory
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